diff --git a/src/client/app/index.ts b/src/client/app/index.ts
index b3ec5e90..795674a2 100644
--- a/src/client/app/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/index.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ if (inBrowser) {
 
       // scroll to hash on new tab during dev
       if (import.meta.env.DEV && location.hash) {
-        const target = document.querySelector(location.hash)
+        const target = document.querySelector(decodeURIComponent(location.hash))
         if (target) {
           scrollTo(target, location.hash)
         }
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue
index 492e0148..69f17a44 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ watch(() => route.path, () => backToTop.value.focus())
 
 function focusOnTargetAnchor({ target }: Event) {
   const el = document.querySelector<HTMLAnchorElement>(
-    (target as HTMLAnchorElement).hash
+    decodeURIComponent((target as HTMLAnchorElement).hash)
   )
 
   if (el) {